Financial Security Grows, Concerns Over Jobs and Stocks
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!New York, U.S.A. – Bankrate.com’s monthly Financial Security Index hit a new high of 99.9 in April 2012, surpassing the previous high-water mark of 98.5...
View ArticleMore than Half of Americans Cut Back Due To High Gas Price
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!New York, U.S.A. – Nearly six in ten Americans (59%) have cut back on non-essential spending since the beginning of 2012 due to high gasoline prices,...
View ArticleOccupy Wall Street Support Dwindles
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Princeton, U.S.A. — A recent ORC International survey of American adults has found that awareness of the Occupy Wall Street movement is unchanged since...
View ArticleAmerican Housing Market Takes Positive Trend
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Washington, U.S.A. — Housing market confidence among Americans continues to trend in a positive direction despite stalling optimism about the economy and...
View ArticleJune Proves to Be Bad Month for Markets
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!London, United Kingdom — June proved to be a bullish month for stock markets, with investors buying back into the market after three previous months of...
View ArticleMost US Community Banks Are Barely Surviving
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!New Haven, U.S.A. — New analysis from Continuity Control suggests that amid the spectacular rise of regulations, half of the nation’s 7,000 community...
View ArticleHouston Janitors Go On Strike to Fight for Living Wage
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Houston, U.S.A. — The night of July 11, following a month of protests and one-day strikes across the city of Houston, hundreds of Houston janitors walked...
View ArticleVisa and U.S. Retailers Reach Settlement Agreement
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!San Francisco, U.S.A. — Visa, MasterCard and U.S. financial institution defendants have signed a memorandum of understanding to enter into a settlement...
View ArticleCharitable Givings Affected by Misdirected Taxes
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!New York, U.S.A. – In the new issue of Philanthropy Management, a panel of experts from the philanthropic sector agreed that charitable giving is often...
View ArticlePublic Pension Debt Worst Than Previous Predictions
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Alexandria, U.S.A. — On July 18, State Budget Solutions (SBS), a nonprofit organization advocating for fundamental reform of state finances, released a...
View ArticleThe Obama Reality of Banks Discriminatory Practices
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!During this year’s State of the Union speech in January, President Obama announced the creation of a special unit of prosecutors and state attorney...
View ArticleUS Mortgage Rates Fall Even Lower
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!New York, U.S.A. – Mortgage rates moved slightly the week of July 19, with the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate ticking higher to...
View ArticleBankruptcy: The Reality for Some California Cities
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!San Bernardinom, a small Californian city, is the third city in the state forced to opt for bankruptcy in the last few weeks. This highlights the fact...
View ArticleTexas is Leading the U.S. Economic Recovery
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Austin, U.S.A. — In another example of how Texas is leading the nation’s economic recovery, the real estate market continues to show marked improvements...
View ArticleFreddie Mac Releases Results of Primary Mortgage Market Survey
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!McLean, U.S.A. — Freddie Mac released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey showing fixed mortgages rates breaking their streak of...
View ArticleSenate Commerce Committee Hearing for Sales Tax Fairness
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Washington, U.S.A. –The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on S. 1832, the Marketplace Fairness Act, a bill that levels the playing field between...
View ArticleUnemployment Rate Show Real Impact on Young Americans
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Washington, U.S.A. — Generation Opportunity, one of the largest grassroots organizations connecting with Millennials through advanced social media...
View ArticleUS Employment on the Mend, But Not Fast Enough
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Scottsdale, U.S.A. — Nowhere is the law of supply and demand felt more strongly than in the U.S. labor market. While U.S. unemployment decreased from 9.3...
View ArticleNew Corporate Governance Manual Released
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Boston, U.S.A. — The Council of Microfinance Equity Funds (CMEF), a membership organization of the leading microfinance equity investors, announced the...
View ArticleCampaign to Help Hispanics with their Tax Paying Struggles
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Washington, U.S.A. — For those new to the U.S. tax system, filing taxes can be a confusing and intimidating process. For Hispanics, barriers such as...
View Article$30M Federal Grant Awarded to Pennsylvania Research Team
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Harrisburg, U.S.A. — Governor Tom Corbett announced that a public–private team from Pennsylvania, in partnership with Northeast Ohio and West Virginia,...
View ArticleDisaster Loans are Available for Small Business in Tennessee
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Atlanta, U.S.A. — The U.S. Small Business Administration announced on August 21 that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small...
View ArticleCBO Projections Show Candidates Face Difficult Decisions
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Washington, U.S.A. — The Concord Coalition has said that new projections by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) underscore the need for Washington to...
View ArticleFood Prices will Be Higher During 2013 Due to the 2012 Drought
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!California, U.S.A. — Farmers and ranchers are feeling the heat as a result of this summer’s dry and hot weather, considered the worst American drought in...
View ArticleStudy Shows Baby Boomers Have Too Much Debts
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Dallas, U.S.A. — Baby Boomers are not saving enough for retirement because they are spending too much on mortgage debt and carrying this and other debts...
View ArticleThousands of Cars Damaged by Sandy to be Crushed
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Illinois, U.S.A. — The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) says progress is being made in identifying and removing thousands of vehicles damaged beyond...
View ArticlePlanning For Your Retirement
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Omaha, U.S.A. — According to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent report on financial literacy in the United States, many individuals would do...
View ArticleParents Can Minimize Gift Buying during Holidays, Says Author
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!Lecanto, U.S.A. –If you’re one of the millions of American families struggling financially, the Season of Giving only spotlights how little you can...
View ArticleExperts Tell You to Diversify: Are They Correct?
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!When it comes to the tenets of proper investing and personal finance, some rules have been discussed so often that even non-experts know them: Do not get...
View ArticleThe Stock Market is Riding High, but for How Long?
The Toonari Post - News, Powered by the People!As the country prepares for the presidential election, there is one talking point President Obama’s team may use often. During his term, the stock market...
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